Dashka Slater

Dashka Slater is an award-winning journalist and the author of numerous books of fiction and nonfiction for children, teenagers, and adults. Her book, The 57 Bus, was a New York Times bestseller and received several accolades, including the Stonewall Book Award, the Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor, and was listed on Time magazine’s list of the 100 Best Young Adult Books of All Time. Her children’s books include the beloved Escargot series, illustrated by Sydney Hanson; The Antlered Ship, illustrated by The Fan Brothers, which received four starred reviews; Wild Blue, illustrated by Laura Hughes and many more. She lives in Oakland, California.